■
On 11 May 2009 Pope Benedict XVI made
an historic visit to Yad Vashem, on his first
day in Israel.
Similar to the visit of his predecessor Pope
John Paul II in March 2000, Pope Benedict
XVI’s visit took place in Yad Vashem’s Hall
of Remembrance, where he participated in a
memorial ceremony, delivered an address and
greeted six Holocaust survivors and a Righteous
Among the Nations.
The Pope was greeted upon his arrival at
Yad Vashem by Chairman of the Directorate
Avner Shalev, who escorted him to meet
Israel’s President Shimon Peres, Knesset
Speaker Reuven Rivlin and Chairman of the
Yad Vashem Council Rabbi Israel Meir Lau.
Before the ceremony, the Pontiff was greeted
by Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Welfare
and Social Affairs Minister Isaac Herzog,
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov, Public
Affairs and Diaspora Minister Yuli Edelstein,
Minister Yossi Peled, Deputy Pensioner Affairs
Minister Dr. Lea Nass, Jerusalem Mayor Nir
Barkat, and Yad Vashem Benefactors Yossie
and Dana Hollander and Marcos Katz. Also
attending the ceremony were Vatican Secretary
of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and members
of the visiting delegation from the Vatican,
Holocaust survivors, and Yad Vashem Friends
from around the world.
In his remarks at the Hall of Remembrance,
broadcast to a worldwide television audience, the
Pope spoke of the importance of remembering
the victims of the Holocaust and the identities
embodied by their names, and denounced
Holocaust denial as illegitimate. The Pope
also expressed sympathy and reverence for
the victims: “The Catholic Church… feels deep
Yad Va hem
J
erusalem
Published by:
Yad Vashem
The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’
Remembrance Authority
■
Chairman of the Council:
Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
Vice Chairmen of the Council:
Dr. Yitzhak Arad
Dr. Israel Singer
Professor Elie Wiesel
Chairman of the Directorate:
Avner Shalev
Director General:
Nathan Eitan
Head of the International Institute for Holocaust
Research:
Professor David Bankier
Chief Historian:
Professor Dan Michman
Academic Advisors:
Professor Yehuda Bauer
Professor Israel Gutman
Members of the Yad Vashem Directorate:
Shlomit Amichai, Edna Ben-Horin,
Chaim Chesler, Matityahu Drobles,
Abraham Duvdevani,
ֿֿMoshe Ha-Elion,
Yehiel Leket, Tzipi Livni, Adv. Shelly (Shlomo)
Malka, Linda Olmert, Adv. Dov Shilansky,
Effi Shtensler, Baruch Shub, Amira Stern,
Adv. Shoshana Weinshall, Eli Zborowski,
Dudi Zilbershlag
THE MAGAZINE
Editor-in-Chief:
Iris Rosenberg
Managing Editor:
Leah Goldstein
Editorial Board:
Yifat Bachrach-Ron
Deborah Berman
Susan Weisberg
Cynthia Wroclawski
Estee Yaari
Editorial Coordinator:
Lilach Tamir-Itach
Language Editor:
Leah Goldstein
Proofreader:
Ezra Olman
Translated by:
Hever Translators’ Pool (Intl)
Assisted by:
Alexander Avraham, Prof. David Bankier,
Rachel Barkai, Shaya Ben Yehuda,
Annie Eisen, Limor Karo, Ossi Kupfer,
Dana Porath, Amanda Smulowitz,
Hillel Solomon
Photography:
Yossi Ben-David, Isaac Harari
Production:
Keter Press
Design:
Stephanie & Ruti Design
This magazine was published with the
assistance of The Azrieli Group.
ISSN 0793-7199
©Articles appearing in this issue may be reprinted
with proper acknowledgement.
Yad Vashem’s activities are supported by
the Ministry of Education
and the Claims Conference
QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, VOL. 54, Tamuz 5769, July 2009
Pope Benedict XVI’s Historic Visit
to Yad Vashem
■
2-5
Camp Synagogue
■
5
Replica of Felix Nussbaum’s Artwork
Presented to the Pope
Education
■
6-8
Exceptional Endeavors
■
6
Yad Vashem Educational Prizes 2008/9
Global Seminars at the International
School
■
6
German Police Officers Study the
Holocaust
■
7
New Opportunities for Australian
Educators
■
7
Educational Programs for Arab-Israeli
Youth
■
8
New in the Virtual School
■
8
The Camera Doesn’t Lie
■
8-9
International Workshop on Holocaust
Photography
Strengthening Jewish Identity
■
10-11
New Multi-year Program for Russian
Speakers
Kaddish
■
12-13
The Israel Philharmonic Performs
Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3
with Samuel Pisar
New Publications
■
14
Seder at the Parish
■
15
News
■
15-18
Friends Worldwide
■
19-23
Contents
■
On the cover: Pope Benedict XVI lays a wreath
during a memorial ceremony in Yad Vashem's
Hall of Remembrance.
2
Pope Benedict XVI’s
Historic
Visit to Yad Vashem
by Leah Goldstein
May the names of these
victims never perish!
May their suffering never
be denied, belittled or
forgotten!
Pope Benedict XVI,
Yad Vashem, 11 May 2009